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Chapter 1

The Cottage

“What IS your name?”

“Susan Grant, Miss Loach.”

“Call me ma’am.

I am Miss Loach only to my equals.

Your age?”

“Twenty-five, ma’am.”

“Do you know your work as parlor-maid thoroughly?”

“Yes, ma’am.

I was two years in one place and six months in another, ma’am.

Here are my characters from both places, ma’am.”

As the girl spoke she laid two papers before the sharp old lady who questioned her.

But Miss Loach did not look at them immediately.

She examined the applicant with such close attention that a faint color tinted the girl’s cheeks and she dropped her eyes.

But, in her turn, by stealthy glances, Susan Grant tactfully managed to acquaint herself with the looks of her possible mistress.

The thoughts of each woman ran as follows —

Miss Loach to herself.

“Humph!

Plain-looking, sallow skin, rather fine eyes and a slack mouth.

Not badly dressed for a servant, and displays some taste.

She might turn my old dresses at a pinch.

Sad expression, as though she had something on her mind.

Honest-looking, but I think a trifle inquisitive, seeing how she examined the room and is stealing glances at me.

Talks sufficiently, but in a low voice.

Fairly intelligent, but not too much so.

Might be secretive.

Humph!”

The thoughts of Susan Grant.

“Handsome old lady, probably nearly sixty.

Funny dress for ten o’clock in the morning.

She must be rich, to wear purple silk and old lace and lovely rings at this hour.

A hard mouth, thin nose, very white hair and very black eyebrows.

Got a temper I should say, and is likely to prove an exacting mistress.

But I want a quiet home, and the salary is good.

I’ll try it, if she’ll take me.”

Had either mistress or maid known of each other’s thoughts, a conclusion to do business might not have been arrived at.

As it was, Miss Loach, after a few more questions, appeared satisfied.

All the time she kept a pair of very black eyes piercingly fixed on the girl’s face, as though she would read her very soul.

But Susan had nothing to conceal, so far as Miss Loach could gather, so in the end she resolved to engage her.

“I think you’ll do,” she said nodding, and poking up the fire, with a shiver, although the month was June. “The situation is a quiet one.

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✒ Autor	Fergus Hume
📖 Paginas	426
⏰ Tiempo de leer	15 horas
💡 Fecha de publicación	1905
🌏 Idioma original	Inglés
📌 Tipo	Novela

Chapter 1	1
Chapter 2	17
Chapter 3	31
Chapter 4	47
Chapter 5	62
Chapter 6	78
Chapter 7	94
Chapter 8	112
Chapter 9	127
Chapter 10	141
Chapter 11	156
Chapter 12	173
Chapter 13	189
Chapter 14	206
Chapter 15	223
Chapter 16	241
Chapter 17	258
Chapter 18	274
Chapter 19	290
Chapter 20	305
Chapter 21	323
Chapter 22	340
Chapter 23	355
Chapter 24	373
Chapter 25	390
Chapter 26	408

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